Light List Flashcards
The light list lists every ATON maintianed or under the authority of the USCG.
Some buoys without lateral significance, such as special purpose, anchorage, fish net, or dredging are not included The correct answer is: False
Private ATON which are legally required to be established by the USCG 1. Class I 2. Class II 3. Class III
The correct answer is: Number 1 Class I
Private ATON located in waters used by general navigation. 1. Class I 2. Class II 3. Class III
The correct answer is: Number 2 Class II
Private ATON located in waters not ordinarily used by general navigation. 1. Class I 2. Class II 3. Class III
The correct answer is: Number 3 Class III
ATON are arranged _____ in geographic order. 1. clockwise 2. counterclockwise
If there is no route leading to seaward, ATON are generally arranged clockwise around land masses. The correct answer is: Number 1 clockwise
RACONs are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 1 BOLD UPPERCASE
Seacoast and Secondary Lights are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 2 Bold Lowercase
Sound Signals are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 2 Bold Lowercase
River, Harbor and Other Lights are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 3 UPPER CASE
Lighted Buoys are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 4 Italicized
Daybeacons and Unlighted Buoys are listed…. 1. BOLD UPPERCASE 2. Bold Lowercase 3. UPPER CASE 4. Italicized 5. Lowercase
The correct answer is: Number 5 Lowercase
The notice to mariners contains all available chart correction information.
Some small craft local information is only available in the LNM. The correct answer is: False
Weekly Notice to Mariners are prepared by jointly by the USCG and _____ and ____.
NGA and NOS
Charts and Coast PIlots are published by _____. 1. NOS 2. NOAA 3. USCG 4. NIMA
The correct answer is: Number 1 NOS
All U.S. waters are covered by IALA-B.
Possessions West of the Dateline and south of 10 N are IALA-A The correct answer is: False
A white buoy with a open faced orange diamond signifies…. 1. Danger 2. Exclusion Zone 3. Certain Operating Restrictions
The correct answer is: Number 1 Danger
A white buoy with an orange vertical diamond having a cross centered in it signifies…. 1. Danger 2. Exclusion Zone 3. Certain Operating Restrictions
The correct answer is: Number 2 Exclusion Zone
A white buoy with an orange circular shape signifies…. 1. Danger 2. Exclusion Zone 3. Certain Operating Restrictions
The correct answer is: Number 3 Certain Operating Restrictions
An ATON that is permenently fixed to the earth’s surface is a ______.
beacon
Ice over the lights of an ATON can make a colored light appear _____ in color.
White
The observed intensity of a light can be used as a reliable indicator of distance.
The correct answer is: False
Sectors in the light list are bearings from the light to the observer.
They are bearings from the observer to the light. The correct answer is: False
Sectors in the light list are bearings from the light to the observer.
They are bearings from the observer to the light. The correct answer is: False
Some atmospheric conditions such as haze or smoke can give a white light a ___ hue.
You could have answered with any of the following: 1. red
____ sectors are use to mark obstruction areas.
You could have answered with any of the following: 1. red
The cut-off of light sectors are accurate enough for navigation.
They are approximate. The correct answer is: False
Oil well structures are listed in the light list.
The correct answer is: False
Only ATON with red or green lights have lateral significance.
The correct answer is: True
Lights with lateral significance may display lights with _____ rhythems 1. flashing 2. quick 3. isophase 4. occulting 5. AlWR 6. Group Flashing
The correct answer is: Number 1 flashing and Number 2 quick and Number 3 isophase and Number 4 occulting
Pillar, Spar, Lighted, Sound in themselves convey lateral significance.
Number, color, light charactaristics convey meaning. The correct answer is: False
Sound signals activated by keying a VHF radio normally operate for _____ minutes.
You could have answered with any of the following: 1. 30 2. thrity